Several changes have been made to this fighting game's new installment, but not all of them are for the better. Dustin Bailey gets into it.― The new story mode in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite has all the characters trapped in a pair of worlds awkwardly smashed together out of pieces from their respective universes. Marvel's AIM laboratories host not only MODOK, but also the BOWs of Resident Evil, smu...

To call the end of Danganronpa "shocking" would be an understatement! Jacob Chapman takes on the controversial final chapter in this SPOILER-FREE review.― Prior to the release of this (second?) conclusion to the main Danganronpa trilogy, series creator Kazutaka Kodaka was emphatic in several interviews that this "new semester" would be completely open to newcomers. While it would bring closure to th...

This adaptation of the award-winning manga about karuta is finally available to own in a fancy special edition box! Bamboo Dong explores just what makes this series so special.― On paper, Chihayafuru would probably be considered a sports anime. The characters spend most of their time training for, talking about, and playing sports. And most of the action and tension revolve around the outcome of spo...

Ohba and Obata's newest manga thriller expands its cast and slips into a comfortable rhythm for its second volume. Nick Creamer dives in.― Platinum End's first volume established a cheekily cynical platform for a thriller. Opening with our suicidal hero Mirai, it proposed a scenario where twelve human candidates for godhood would have to fight it out, each of them blessed with some mix of angelic po...

This isekai adventure takes a turn for the slimy as its protagonist enters a fantasy world in perhaps the worst form possible. Theron Martin has the details.― Isekai stories are pervasive in the Japanese light novel market these days, and stories where the world-jumping involves reincarnation with mind and memories intact are swiftly becoming more popular. We've already seen some odd twists on that ...

Tuesday, September 26

Film based on comedy manga premieres in Japan on October 21― The official Twitter account for the live-action film of Shūichi Asō's Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) manga posted a music video for musical duo Yuzu's theme song "Koi, Hajikemashita." (Love, Burst) on Wednesday. The video shows clips from the film. The film's cast includes: Kento Yamazaki (live-action Orange, You...

Agreement includes increase in bonus pay, transparency― The SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) union announced on Monday that, as of Saturday, it has reached a tentative agreement to end its strike against 11 video game companies. The tentative agreement includes a bonus payments due to performers no later than the release date of the game. The paym...

Kotobukiya's Bishōjo line of figures has included DC comic villains like Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy and heroines Starfire, Raven, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman. The line is particularly popular as it crosses over from strictly anime and manga figures into characters that are more prominent in American pop culture. A glaring omission, however, is that the Bishojo line does not have a mal...

Series premieres October 6 in Japan― Sentai Filmworks announced on Tuesday that it has licensed the television anime of Tsukumizu's Girls' Last Tour (Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō) manga. The anime will stream during the fall 2017 simulcast season on Anime Strike in the United States and "select digital platforms" in other territories. Sentai FIlmworks is also planning a home video release. The anime will pr...

"New screen project" is delayed as production system is restructured― The Kemono Friends anime website posted a note regarding the "new screen project" for Kemono Friends on Wednesday, following director TATSUKI's announcement that he is no longer working on the new anime project. The full note is as follows: Regarding Kemono Friends, we already had the privilege of announcing a new screen project, ...

eb-i Xpress site also runs poll, March comes in like a lion tops results― Earlier this month, Japanese netizens voted for their most anticipated Fall 2017 anime series on the website Charapedia. Gintama's upcoming Porori Arc, notable for still being unclear as to whether its an entirely new season, a blend of new and old episodes, or shorts, took readers' top spot. Here at Anime News Network, Gintam...

"Rising Beat" theme song by Junko Minagawa also previewed― The official website for Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama Rising Beat, the iOS and Android rhythm game based on Takeshi Konomi's The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga, began streaming a promotional video for the game on Monday. The video previews gameplay, showing the game's rhythm game, story mode, and interior design, as well as ...

The life-size statue of the Unicorn Gundam mobile suit from the Mobile Suit Gundam UC anime formally debuted on Tokyo's Odaiba island on Sunday. Although the statue just debuted, it is already inspiring a virtual-reality experience this fall. The experience, titled "Gundam Unicorn VR Gekitotsu Daiba Jōkū," features Unicorn Gundam. Participants experience a sky battle between Full Frontal in the MS...

This brain-meltingly stupid kids' show has been a punchline on This Week in Anime since it started, but was there secretly a method to Heybot's madness in the end?― It's been a go-to punchline on This Week in Anime since the column began, but now that Heybot! has ended, just what the hey was this series anyway, and why was it so incredibly weird? This week in anime, Micchy and Steve put this bizarre...

Original game, sequel ship for Switch in Japan on November 30― Capcom began streaming two introduction videos on Sunday for its release of the Resident Evil Revelations: Unveiled Edition and Resident Evil Revelations 2 games for the Nintendo Switch. The videos preview the stories for both games. Both games will ship for the Switch in Japan on November 30. Resident Evil Revelations: Unveiled Edition ...

Nobuhiko Horie was editor-in-chief of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine during its "golden age." He was the editor in charge of manga such as Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star and Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter. Horie revealed in an interview with the Oricon Music Store website that the magazine's reader survey system can lead to a series' cancellation as early as three weeks afte...

Several changes have been made to this fighting game's new installment, but not all of them are for the better. Dustin Bailey gets into it.― The new story mode in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite has all the characters trapped in a pair of worlds awkwardly smashed together out of pieces from their respective universes. Marvel's AIM laboratories host not only MODOK, but also the BOWs of Resident Evil, smu...

Cast visuals also revealed for series premiering in October― The official website for the live-action television series adaptation of Kazuya Konomoto's Setoutsumi manga revealed new cast members and cast visuals on Monday. The newly revealed cast includes: Yūki Morinaga as Shinji Tanaka Yūki Katayama as Hatsumi The previously announced cast includes: Mahiro Takasugi as Utsumi Shōno Hayama as Seto Ka...

Blu-ray, DVD and combo edition released on October 30― Anime Limited has announced the details of the home release of Kyoto Animation's A Silent Voice. All editions will be released on October 30. The film will be released as a Collector's Edition Blu-ray/DVD, a standard Blu-ray and a standard DVD. The on-disc extras for all editions include music videos; an extra on the real locations; and intervie...

Funimation release with English dub ships on November 7― Funimation began streaming an English-dubbed clip for Genocidal Organ, the anime film based on Project Itoh's novel of the same name, on Monday. Funimation screened the film in Japanese with English subtitles in U.S. theaters on July 12 and 13. Genocidal Organ opened in Japan on February 3. Funimation will release Genocidal Organ on home video...

To call the end of Danganronpa "shocking" would be an understatement! Jacob Chapman takes on the controversial final chapter in this SPOILER-FREE review.― Prior to the release of this (second?) conclusion to the main Danganronpa trilogy, series creator Kazutaka Kodaka was emphatic in several interviews that this "new semester" would be completely open to newcomers. While it would bring closure to th...

Series stars Reina Kondo, Ayasa Itō, Tomomi Mineuchi, Maria Naganawa― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yuiko Tokumi's Slow Start manga revealed the main cast and the first key visual for the anime on Tuesday. The main cast includes: Reina Kondo as Hana Ichinose Ayasa Itō as Tamate Momochi Tomomi Mineuchi as Eiko Tokura Maria Naganawa as Kamuri Sengoku Hiroyuki Hashimoto (I...

Series stars Inori Minase, Yurika Kubo as girls in post-apocalyptic world― The official website for the television anime of Tsukumizu's Girls' Last Tour (Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō) manga began streaming a television commercial and promotional video for the anime on Tuesday. The videos preview Inori Minase and Yurika Kubo in the lead roles, the duo's opening theme song "Ugoku, Ugoku," and Kenichiro Suehir...

Anime of Ryo Mizuno's light novel series premieres January― The official Twitter account for the television anime of author Ryo Mizuno and illustrator Miyuu's Record of Grancrest War (Grancrest Senki) light novel series revealed four additional cast members on Monday. The new cast members include: Yuko Kaida as Margret Odius Chika Anzai as Laura Hardley Yumi Uchiyama as Helga Pialoza Kaede Hondo as ...

Compiles 6 net shorts with new footage for screenings with Gundam Thunderbolt film― The Gundam.info portal site announced on Tuesday that the net anime of Ark Performance and Koujirou Nakamura's Mobile Suit Gundam Twilight AXIS novel will have a compilation film. The Mobile Suit Gundam Twilight AXIS Akaki Zanei (Red Trace) film will run in screenings alongside the previously announced Mobile Suit Gu...

In This Corner of the World sells 6,030 more, followed by your name., Rena Takeda, Kodoku no Gourmet, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter― Rena Takeda's Weekly Young Jump Premium DVD Takeda Rena "rena" landed at #9 on the overall DVD chart with 2,365 copies. Kodoku no Gourmet Season 6 Blu-ray Box was #15 with 1,639 copies. The limited first pressing of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter sold 1,281 more c...

Anime will have 5-minute episodes, cast members from game reprise roles― Square Enix revealed more details on the television anime of its Dia Horizon multimedia project on Tuesday. The Dia Horizon (Hi) anime will be a short anime with five-minute episodes, and it will use Flash and CG animation. The story will combine the game's world with modern salaryman life. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX o...

Manga is spinoff of upcoming anime film― This year's 10th issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine announced last Wednesday that the Mazinger Z Interval Peace spinoff manga will end in the next issue on October 20. Takahiro Ozawa (Tokyo Toy Box, Giga Tokyo Toy Box) is in charge of the manga's scenario, Kaoru Osada (Gunparade March Another Princess) is drawing the manga, and Go Nagai is credited wi...

Toei filed an application on September 11 to trademark "Keisatsu Sentai Patoranger" (Police Sentai Patrolranger) and "Kaitō Sentai Lupinranger" (Phantom Thief Sentai Lupinranger). Toei has not yet officially announced the 42nd entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series. The 41st Super Sentai Series show, Uchū Sentai Kyūranger, premiered on February 12, after Toei filed a trademark for the title...

REGALITY album shipped on September 20, sold 32,000 copies― REGALITY, the first full album by the Idolish 7 franchise's in-story male idol group Trigger, sold about 32,000 copies to top Oricon's weekly album chart for the September 18-24 week. This makes the album the first one credited to a male in-story character group to top the weekly album chart. The album shipped on September 20. The K-ON! fra...

Singer-songwriter inspired by original manga, Ed & Al's bond to pen song― The official website for the live-action film of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga revealed on Tuesday that Misia (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, King of Thorn) will perform the film's theme song "Kimi no Soba ni Iru yo" (I'm By Your Side). A fan of the original manga, the singer-songwriter created the song...

Notes that discussions are ongoing in Kadokawa, Dwango― Nobuo Kawakami, the president of Kadokawa Dwango – the parent company of the Japanese media company Kadokawa and the telecommunications company Dwango – posted a response on Tuesday to journalist Yō Mikami about Kemono Friends director TATSUKI's removal from the anime project on Monday. Kawakami said that he was "worried" about the entire incid...

Prequel follows 5 chiefs in early days― This year's October issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine announced on Monday that the final chapter of Natsume Ono's ACCA 13-Ku Kansatsu-Ka P.S. spinoff manga will run in the next issue on October 25. Ono launched the series as a prequel of her ACCA 13-Ku Kansatsu-Ka (ACCA: 13th Ward Observation Department) manga on December 24. Square Enix relea...

The official Twitter account for the anime of the honeybee black label's Dynamic Chord otome project revealed a new visual for its in-universe group apple-polisher on Monday. The rock band centers on the guitarist UK and has been performing not just in Japan, but globally. The members mix dance numbers and rock, and are currently popular among middle and high schoolers. The project follows the mus...

Also: Dissidia voice actor drama reading, Yamanote Line collab― Square Enix's Final Fantasy franchise kicked off its 30th anniversary in Yokohama earlier this year with posters, themed bento boxes and a projection mapping of a short Final Fantasy XIV film on the wall of the Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel, and an exhibition of out-of-print and rare Final Fantasy Play Arts figures at the Yokoha...

Manga began in 2010; adapts TV anime, OVA, manga, novels― This year's November issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine, which shipped on Tuesday, teased the next chapter of Tomofumi Ogasawara's Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz: Glory of the Losers manga as the "plunge into the final battle just before the climax." The word "climax" written in the phonetic katakana alphabet often refers to the f...

Monday, September 25

While DMM's latest anthropomorphization game didn't get off the ground, the company already has a new one lined up for players' mobile devices and its full of life advice. Idiom Girl is a mobile role-playing puzzle game where the player summons "moji otome" (character girls, where 'character' refers to symbols used to write) using four-character compound words (idioms, yojijukugo). The moji otome ...

Crunchyroll to host N. American premiere on Friday― Crunchyroll began streaming an English-subtitled version of the second promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Light's Dies irae adult visual novel on Monday. The series will premiere in Japan at night on Friday, October 6 at 1:05 a.m. (effectively Saturday morning) on Tokyo MX. It will also air on BS11 on Monday nights and stream ...

Plagued by pesky birds eating your crops? Don't want an ugly and creepy sack of straw looming over your field? The Kakashi Zeyo! project may have just the solution for you. The project joined the anthropomorphization craze to reimagine scarecrows as attractive young men. The characters are meant to be the new face of the city of Shimanto, Kōchi and help promote the local rice crop. The five scarec...

Manga adapts this year's anime film― This year's November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine announced on Tuesday that Kōtarō Sekine's BLAME! Denki Ryōshi Kiki Kaisō Dasshutsu Sakusen manga will reach its "last battle" in the next issue on October 26. Sekine launched the manga in April. It adapts the Blame! anime film, which is itself an adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei's Blame! manga. Th...

The Oscar-award winning film Moonlight received an alternate home video jacket cover by My Brother's Husband manga creator Gengoroh Tagame for the Japanese release. The 2016 film won Best Film at this year's Academy Awards Ceremony. The film follows Chiron, played Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes at different ages in the character's life. Chiron grows up in a dysfunctional hous...

Series to also stream on other platforms outside of U.S.― Sentai Filmworks announced on Monday that it has licensed the television anime of Ken Akamatsu's UQ Holder! (UQ Holder! Magister Negi Magi! 2) manga. The anime will stream during this fall's simulcast season on Anime Strike within the United States and on select digital outlets in other countries. A home video release will follow. The anime w...

Gatarō Man creator Man-gatarō caught readers' attention two weeks ago when Weekly Shōnen Jump ran his startling parody of Eiichirō Oda's One Piece manga. The magazine's staff "apologized" for running the chapter while also promoting Man-gatarō's new work that was set to launch on the Shonen Jump+ website on Monday. As a countdown to the launch, Shonen Jump+ released a "legendary one-shot" manga by...

Game with Android 21 original character slated for February 2018― Bandai Namco Entertainment and Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming two new character videos for the Dragon Ball FighterZ fighting game on Monday. The videos preview Yamcha and Tien Shinhan as playable characters. Bandai Namco Entertainment and Arc System Works' game is adding an original playable character designed by A...

Why is something as risqué as S&M such an easy go-to for comedy even in family-friendly anime? Justin Sevakis has the answers.― Brandi asked: what is up with anime and the S&M fetish? I'm not talking about hentai. It mostly comes out in the form of one of the men on the show turning out to be some kind of over the top masochist. I've seen this joke over an over again. Most recently in D-Frag! and i...

Campaign raises 60 million yen in 69 days― Visual Art's' Campire crowdfunding campaign for an anime adaptation of the Little Busters! spinoff visual novel Kud Wafter reached its final stretch goal of 60 million yen (about US$535,000) on Monday. The 200% stretch goal will allow the staff to produce a theatrical anime. The campaign launched on July 19. The campaign reached its initial goal in three da...

Returning cast, JAM Project theme song also revealed― The official website of the Garo franchise began streaming a teaser video for the upcoming Garo: Kaminokiba live-action film on Monday. The video reveals that the film will open in Japan on January 6. The official website also revealed more returning cast members: Miki Nanri as Rian Sakina Kuwae as Ryūme Miyavi Matsunoi as Amily Tomohito Wakizaki...

Yoshikazu Iwanami directs sounds, main cast returns― The official website for the anime adaptation of ONE and Yuusuke Murata's One-Punch Man manga announced the main staff and cast for the anime's second season on Tuesday. Chikara Sakurai (Magimoji Rurumo, episode director for Naruto Shippūden) is replacing Shingo Natsume to direct the season at J.C. Staff (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Children of ...

Game ships in early 2018, covers story through events of anime's 2nd season― Koei Tecmo America and Koei Tecmo Europe announced on Monday that they will release the Attack on Titan 2 game in the West physically for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, and digitally for PC via Steam in early 2018. The game will get a release in Japan on the PS4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, and PC ...

This adaptation of the award-winning manga about karuta is finally available to own in a fancy special edition box! Bamboo Dong explores just what makes this series so special.― On paper, Chihayafuru would probably be considered a sports anime. The characters spend most of their time training for, talking about, and playing sports. And most of the action and tension revolve around the outcome of spo...

Cites Kadokawa for sudden notice― Kemono Friends director Tatsuki reported on Monday that he is no longer on the Kemono Friends anime project. He said that it was apparently on notification from publishing and production company Kadokawa, and he apologized to fans for the sudden news that he himself also found very disappointing. Nexon's original Kemono Friends app game launched in early 2016 and en...

Animax's Aniculbu! (Anime Culture Club) variety program posted a preview of its October 1 episode with A Certain Magical Index producer Kohei Kawase and editor/producer Kazuma Miki as guests. The preview's description briefly listed the following: A Certain Magical Index Season 3's Broadcast Green-Lit! A Certain Magical Index, captivating many fans since season 1 began airing in 2008 and season 2 ...

Game features µ's, Aqours characters, songs― Pokelabo (Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited, Senran no Samurai Kingdom, SINoALICE) and Sunrise announced and opened a website on Monday for a new smartphone game in the Love Live! franchise titled Puchiguru Love Live! (Mini-Stuffed Dolls Love Live!). The game is described as a "tap puzzle game," and it will feature the µ's characters from Love Live! Sc...

Voice actress/singer previously performed 3rd opening for 1st anime series― The official website for the television anime of CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card manga revealed on Monday that Maaya Sakamoto is returning to the franchise to perform the show's opening theme song "CLEAR." Sakamoto wrote the song's lyrics and Ikimono-gakari member Yoshiki Mizuno composed the song. Sakamoto previously p...

Overall home video sales see 10.6% decrease in 1st 6 months of 2017― The Japan Video Software Association (JVA) released a new sixth-month report Friday that includes the sales from the first half of the year from January to June. The total sales revenue for the home video market in Japan from January to June amounted to around 91,685,000,000 yen (about US$816 million), a 10.6% decrease over the sam...

Inaugural festival also holds special screening of Mind Game, takes place in Hollywood in October― The inaugural "Animation is Film" festival announced its full competition film lineup last Wednesday. Newly announced films screening in competition include SHAFT and Nobuyuki Takeuchi's Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom?, Studio 4°C and Guillaume "Run" Renard's Mutafukaz, and Sci...

4th play in franchise runs in Kyoto, Tokyo in October― The official website for the stage play adaptation of the K: Missing Kings anime film revealed the visuals for five more cast members in costume last Friday. Kento Ono as Reisi Munakata Keisuke Ueda as Misaki Yata Konona Shiba as Neko Natsuki Ōsaki as Yashiro Isana Momoya Koyama as Kukuri Yukizome The other cast members include: Yoshihiko Aramak...

Company previously established new "Anime and IP Division" earlier this year― The Japanese romance app game company Voltage Inc. announced last Thursday that it has established a new wholly-owned subsidiary named Vol Pictures. The new subsidiary will be formally established on October 2 with a capital stock of 30 million yen (about US$267,330). Vol Pictures will work on planning, development, and sa...

Her 1st film theme since 2012's Evangelion: 3.0 is for supernatural manga-based film― The official website for Destiny - Kamakura Monogatari, the live-action film of Ryohei Saigan's Kamakura Monogatari manga, revealed on Monday that Hikaru Utada will perform the film's theme song "Anata" (You). She created the song specifically for the film after reading the original manga and the film's plot. The s...

Holographic screening to tell Marineford arc story with new characters, original story part― This year's 43rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the previously announced One Piece "holographic" stage event has been delayed to an early 2018 premiere at the DMM VR Theater in Yokohama. The work will be titled "One Piece Dramatic Stage THE METAL ~Tsuioku no Marinefor...

Cast of previous stage play return― The official website for the Osomatsu-san on STAGE ~SIX MEN'S SHOW TIME~ stage play adaptation of the Mr. Osomatsu anime series revealed on Monday that the production will get a new installment titled Osomatsu-san on STAGE ~SIX MEN'S SHOW TIME~ 2. The new stage play will run at the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka on February 23-26, 2018, and will then run at the Tokyo...

Sales of compiled books of Hajime Bako's Chi to Hai no Joō ("Queen of Blood and Ash," or Killing Vamp) manga have not lived up to expectations. As a result, Bako's editor apparently recently told him that if the first volume does not sell at least 1,000 more copies by a month before the third volume is slated to ship in November, the manga will be cancelled with the fourth volume. The desperate cr...

Sunday, September 24

The daily "Asa Da yo! Kaishain" (It's Morning! Clamployees) segment on Zip TV is one of the strangest animated shorts currently airing. The program stars a group of office worker mollusks with various attributes related to puns based on their names. They also routinely do tongue-in-cheek references to voice actors' other works like Idolish 7 characters, Gintama, and REBORN!. The program announced ...

Voice actress Mami Kingetsu (GunXSword's Elena) and Megpoid Vocaloid voice synthesis mascot girl Gumi are teamed up to sing an original song for a promotional video for Akashi city in Hyogo prefecture. The song, "Akashi no A-Ka-Shi" premiered in the short video of the same name at the opening of this year's Tourism Expo at Tokyo Big Sight on Thursday. Akashi city was founded 88 years ago, in 1919,...

In addition to creating manga such as GeGeGe no Kitarō and Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, Shigeru Mizuki is known for his yōkai (Japanese ghouls, monsters) art. Mizuki's work on yōkai has influenced Japan's popular culture for generations and inspired later depictions of the supernatural beings, such as in the Yo-kai Watch franchise. The popular Mizuki Shigeru Yōkai Gashū (Shigeru Mizuki Yōkai A...

2nd anime season premieres on October 7― The official Twitter account for the anime of Yasuhiro Nightow's Blood Blockade Battlefront manga posted a final promotional video before the October 7 premiere of the second season, Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (Kekkai Sensen & Beyond), on Monday. The video features the opening theme song "fake town baby" by Unison Square Garden. 『血界戦線 & BEYOND』放送直前PV...

Passed away on July 1 despite gradually improving from chronic illness― The husband of manga creator Yū announced on his wife's Twitter account on Monday that she passed away on July 1 due to sudden heart failure, while being treated for an unspecified illness. Yū's husband reported that she had been in poor health since the end of May, but she had been gradually improving. He added that her sudden ...

This year's 43rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine didn't publish a new chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga on Monday as planned due to Horikoshi's sudden illness. While Shueisha printed the issue with a notice that the manga would appear in the issue, the mistake was due to the magazine already being printed before corrections could be made. Horikoshi previously took...

Rie Takahashi, Inori Minase join cast in new season― The official Twitter account and website for the One Room television anime announced on Sunday that production on a second season has been green-lit for broadcast next year. The new season will add Rie Takahashi and Inori Minase to the voice cast. The official website and Twitter account will announce the second season's broadcast schedule and oth...

Anime about West African god helping Japanese high school girls premieres on October 6― The official website for the upcoming 3DCG "dance" anime Onyankopon revealed on Friday that Silent Siren will perform the anime's theme song "Papaya Payapa." The four-member female band made their major debut in 2012 and previously performed the theme song "secret base ~Kimi ga Kuretamono~" for the live-action an...

Ohba and Obata's newest manga thriller expands its cast and slips into a comfortable rhythm for its second volume. Nick Creamer dives in.― Platinum End's first volume established a cheekily cynical platform for a thriller. Opening with our suicidal hero Mirai, it proposed a scenario where twelve human candidates for godhood would have to fight it out, each of them blessed with some mix of angelic po...

Gundam AGE-1, Flit Asuno join game on September 26― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed at Tokyo Game Show 2017 on Sunday that it is adding playable mobile suits from the Mobile Suit Gundam Age anime into its Gundam Versus PlayStation 4 game. The game will add the Gundam AGE-1 mobile suit and Flit Asuno as its main pilot. The game will also add the RGE-B790 Genoace, RGE-B790CW Genoace Custom, WMS-GE...

H2 Interactive to also release game in Chinese, Korean in spring 2018― D3 Publisher and H2 Interactive both streamed an English trailer on Thursday for D3 Publisher's Bullet Girls Phantasia PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game. The description on the H2 Interactive video reveals that the game "will release on PS4 and PS Vita with localization in the spring of 2018." The company, based in South Ko...

Composer Tomoko Sasaki returns for homage to 2000 Dreamcast game ROOMMANIA #203― Japanese video game developer FuRyu announced the temporarily titled "Project One Room" game at Sega's booth at Tokyo Game Show 2017 on Thursday. FuRyu has also opened a teaser site for the game with the phrase "Have a nice trip, see you later." The site lists the game for the PlayStation 4 console. Sega revealed more i...

4 more cast members join series premiering on October 7― The official website for the television anime of Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous (Hōseki no Kuni) manga began streaming an anime music video for the series on Sunday. The video reveals and previews YURiKA's opening theme song "Kyōmen no Nami" (The Waves on the Mirror's Surface). The show also revealed four more cast members, including: ...

Anime based on late author Tomohiro Matsu's story premieres in 2018― The official website for the television anime adaptation of late author Tomohiro Matsu and artist Kantoku's Märchen Mädchen (Fairy Tale Girls) light novel series revealed three more cast members for the series on Sunday. Rina Hidaka as Lynne Daves, who is the leader of the American school. She is a cruel girl who always has a smili...

Mari Miyazawa's "Konigiri-Kun: Kitchen Sports Day" short wins Honourable Mention― The Ottawa International Film Festival awarded Masaaki Yuasa's Night is Short, Walk On Girl (Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome) anime film with the Grand Prize for Features award on Saturday. The film screened in competition alongside Yuasa's other recent film Lu over the wall (Yoake Tsugeru Lu no Uta). Yuasa was the fir...

LiSA, ASCA perform new theme songs― The official website for the Fate/Apocrypha anime began streaming a promotional video on Saturday to preview the anime's second cour. (Note: The video on the show's official website is region-locked to Japan.) The video also reveals and previews the show's new theme songs. LiSA is performing the new opening theme song "ASH," and ASCA is performing the new ending t...

Yūma Uchida, Shugo Nakamura, Taku Yashiro star as members of idol group in anime premiering on October 7― The official website for The [email protected] SideM television anime series began streaming the anime's second promotional video on Saturday. The video starts with the members of Dramatic Stars, before introducing other characters. The video also previews the opening theme song "Reason!!" by 315 Stars...

Funimation announced on Saturday that Toonami's planned airing of the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans will premiere on October 7. Toonami had previously announced in July that the anime would debut in October. Funimation announced in July that it has licensed both seasons of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, and it will release each season in two sets starting lat...

Also, DVD Anthem of the Heart, latest Fairy Tail― On Monday September 25, Funimation will release BlazBlue Alter Memory on Blu-ray. The series is based on Arc System Works' BlazBlue fighting game series, and adapts stories from the BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift installments of the series. Funimation described the story: Long ago, an insidious black beast sought to oblitera...

A middle school kid made their manga debut in Cheese! magazine's November issue released on Friday. The shōjo mag is known for publishing works focusing on more "mature" relationships than its peers. If the title image is any indicator, 13-year-old Shion Sakamaki's debut work Amaku Nigaku Mitashite (Fulfill Me Sweetly & Bitterly) will fit right in. The story centers on 17-year-old high school stud...

The MediBang manga creation app and website is again collaborating with Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine to hold its second World Manga Contest. The contest is geared toward the readers of Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, but the submissions from people around the world are welcome. Fairy Tail manga creator Hiro Mashima is serving as a special judge. The contest is open to bot...

Retail chain Animate's official website began offering an Otomate heroine quiz on Thursday. The quiz reveals which Otomate game heroine the taker most closely resembles. The quiz's questions include "If you won the lottery, what would you do?," "What's your method for reducing stress?," and "What do you often read?" The questions the quiz offers depend on people's answers to previous questions. Qu...

Bundled with manga's 16th, 17th volumes after TV anime premieres this fall― Manga creator Ken Akamatsu announced on Friday that his UQ Holder! Magister Negi Magi! 2 manga will inspire two more original anime DVDs after the upcoming television anime airs. The manga's 16th and 17th volumes will each have a limited edition that will bundle an original anime episode. The e-hon retailer lists the 16th vo...

Announced at TV anime's finale― The Katsugeki Touken Ranbu television anime ended on Sunday with an announcement that a theatrical film project is launching. The announcement does not specify the number of films in the project. Aniplex of America describes the story of the television anime: The year is 1863 as the tumultuous samurai era is coming to an end, Japan is split between the pro-shogunate a...

Sunrise head teases announcement at life-size Unicorn Gundam statue's ceremony― A special ceremony on Saturday evening previewed Sunday's formal debut of the life-size statue of the Unicorn Gundam mobile suit from the Mobile Suit Gundam UC anime. Sunrise President Yasuo Miyakawa revealed during the ceremony at Tokyo's Odaiba island that a new Gundam Unicorn project will be unveiled next spring. Kouk...

This isekai adventure takes a turn for the slimy as its protagonist enters a fantasy world in perhaps the worst form possible. Theron Martin has the details.― Isekai stories are pervasive in the Japanese light novel market these days, and stories where the world-jumping involves reincarnation with mind and memories intact are swiftly becoming more popular. We've already seen some odd twists on that ...

Chiaki Takahashi, Asami Seto, Ai Kayano join cast; lead Konomi Suzuki sings opening― The official website for the original television anime project Lost Song debuted the first promotional video and a new key visual on Saturday. The video and the website reveal additional cast and staff members as well as the opening theme song "Utaeba Soko ni Kimi ga Iru Kara" (If I Sing, You Will Be There) by main ...

Also: The [email protected] Cinderella Girls Viewing Revolution game's 7th DLC previewed in video― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed a new idol character for the The [email protected] Stella Stage PlayStation 4 game at Tokyo Game Show 2017 on Saturday. Her name is Shiika and she's a new idol attached to 961 Pro. The character was previously teased on the game's official website. In the game, players take on the...

13-episode series originally aired in 2003-2004― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it has added the Gunslinger Girl television anime series to its catalog lineup. The anime is available for members in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Crunchyroll describes the story: The Social Welfare Agency saves the lives of terminal patients usin...

Square Enix announced at Tokyo Game Show 2017 on Saturday that it will continue to "enhance the story" of its Final Fantasy XV game with new content into next year. The game had held a survey in May-June asking fans what kind of content they would like to be added to the game, including story content, more playable characters, and upgrades. Square Enix also outlined the game's upcoming enhancement...

Shimono plays Dabi, Fukuen plays Himiko Toga in final episode of anime― The official website for the My Hero Academia television anime series revealed two new cast members for the second season on Saturday. The characters will appear in the anime's 25th and final episode, titled "Encounter," on September 30. The 24th episode that aired on Saturday also previewed the two characters. The new cast memb...

Yuuki Ono, Yūsuke Kobayashi star in Sega, Atlus collaboration game― Sega and Atlus announced at Tokyo Game Show 2017 on Saturday that their planned D×2 Shin Megami Tensei Revelation smartphone game will launch this year. The event also announced two characters and associated voice actors. Yuuki Ono as Protagonist (male) Yūsuke Kobayashi as Tarō Fuse (Codename: Megakin) Sega is developing the game fo...

Also hosts N. American premiere of Recovery of an MMO Junkie― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will host the North American premieres of four anime series at the Anime Weekend Atlanta event. The anime include Black Clover, Dies Irae, Urahara, and Recovery of an MMO Junkie. All four anime will screen at the event before they premiere on television in Japan in October. The event will screen the...

3DS remake ships in Japan on October 26, in N. America in early 2018― Atlus began streaming the opening anime movie on Saturday for Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, a Nintendo 3DS remake of its Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Nintendo DS game. The remake is slated for October 26 in Japan, and Atlus USA will release the game in North America in early 2018. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Jo...

New game takes place in Aincrad, stars Ari Ozawa as new heroine Koharu― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced at Tokyo Game Show 2017 on Saturday that it is developing a new smartphone game in the Sword Art Online franchise titled Sword Art Online: Integral Factor. The iOS and Android online RPG will be free to play, but in-game items can cost extra. Bandai Namco Entertainment hasn't yet revealed a r...

Game ships in early 2018, covers story through events of anime's 2nd season― Koei Tecmo Games announced during Tokyo Game Show 2017 on Saturday that it will release the Attack on Titan 2 game in Japan on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in early 2018. The game's story will cover through the events of the anime's second season. KOEI Tecmo president and COO Hisash...

The official website for the Dies Irae anime project revealed on Saturday that the anime will consist of 12 television episodes and six online streamed episodes, for a total of 18 episodes. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide outside of Asia, and Funimation will stream an English dub. The series will premiere late at night on Friday, October 6 at 1:05 a.m. (effectively Saturday morning) o...

English gameplay video, 2nd Japanese trailer also streamed― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced at Tokyo Game Show 2017 on Saturday that it will release the Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in Japan on February 8. Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an English gameplay video for the game on Friday. Bandai Namco Entertainment additional...

The official Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Hari Tokeino's Gakuen Babysitters manga announced on Friday that the anime will premiere in January. A flyer at AnimeJapan 2017 in March had stated that the series would premiere in the first quarter of 2018. The series will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Animax. Shūsei Morishita is directing the anime at animation studio Brains Base....

iOS/Android game launched in Japan in November, worldwide in January― The Tokyo Game Show stage event for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links game announced on Friday that the game will get a PC release in Japan in winter 2017. The game's official English Facebook page also confirmed that the game will launch for PC via Steam in English this winter. Players will be able to transfer their game data between the ...

Megahouse's G.E.M. figure line announced on Friday a new figure to celebrate the Code Geass anime's 10th anniversary. The "G.E.M. Series Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 CLAMP works in Lelouch & Suzaku" figure will feature both the series' protagonist Lelouch and his friend and enemy Suzaku. Manga creator team CLAMP's illustration inspired the figure's design. The illustration first appeared in ...

Shochiku Films' English information page for Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden (Donten ni Warau Gaiden) is now listing the anime with nine 20-minute installments. The anime's official website is still listing the theatrical film series with three parts. The anime project was initially announced as a film, and the staff later clarified that it will be a film trilogy. Prior to the official announceme...

Sequel shipped on Friday in the Americas― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a new trailer on Friday for the Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game to accompany the game's launch on Friday. The release includes three new systems. The new ad-hoc co-op feature will let players connect and play with up to six players locally for the first time in the Dragon Ball Xenover...

Friday, September 22

The official website for the Little Witch Academia television anime series, previously http://tv.littlewitchacademia.jp, now redirects to a new URL http://littlewitchacademia.jp/tv1st/. Though the new URL contains the designation "1st," no sequels for the television series have been announced. The television anime premiered on January 8 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Kansai TV. Netflix streamed the series...

Kumamoto Prefecture suffered a damaging earthquake last year that even affected its iconic Kumamoto Castle. Since the quake, the anime industry and its fans have come out to show support and raise money for repairs. Participants include Pokemon Go, One Piece, Anime Tamago (formerly Anime Mirai), and Prince of Tennis creator Takeshi Konomi. A new project will be released on September 25 to continue...

Atlus USA to release 3DS game on October 17― Atlus USA revealed a new game trailer for the Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth Nintendo 3DS game on Thursday. The trailer previews the Harbinger class. The company previously streamed trailers for the Fencer, Dragoon, Warlock, Masurao, Botanist, and Pugilist, Rover, and Necromancer classes. Atlus USA will release the game on October 17. The launch editio...

The beloved Nintendo company president Satoru Iwata passed away in 2015. Since then, fans and game developers alike have expressed their appreciation for the man that ushered in gaming innovations such as the Nintendo DS and introduced motion control to games with the Nintendo Wii. Iwata's colleagues at Nintendo are no exception, as players recently discovered an homage to Iwata hidden in the code...

"Machiavellism adventure" game slated for 2018― DMM Games announced on Friday at Tokyo Game Show that it is developing its first original game exclusively for PlayStation 4. The game is titled Demeritocracy Arui wa Alias Roos no 2-tsu no Kao (Demeritocracy or the Two Faces of Alias Roos) and it is slated for 2018. In the "Machiavellism adventure" game, players must gather evidence and form strategie...

Manga protagonist Mito must have felt her heart flutter while watching Caesar in War for the Planet of the Apes or otherwise maintained a long-standing crush on Brendan Fraser in Encino Man. Whatever the reason, Mito is looking for love but finds herself uninterested in modern, herbivore (i.e. passive, indifferent) guys. Through literal divine intervention, she finds herself travelling back in tim...

New photo feature also higlighted in video― The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel began streaming new English and Japanese trailers for the Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon Nintendo 3DS games on Friday. The trailers preview a new Mantine Surf and Alola Photo Club features, and reintroduces returning characters Lillie, Hau, and Mina. The games will be available worldwide on November 17. Ninten...

Earlier this month, the 1/1-scale RX-0 Unicorn Gundam made its public debut at Diver City Tokyo Plaza on Odaiba Island, replacing the long-standing 1/1-scale version of Amuro Ray's RX-78. The new mecha also heralded the opening of the new "The Gundam Base," a Gunpla paradise that replaced the previous "Gundam Front Tokyo" mini-theme park. Gundam.info, the franchise's official news website, began s...

Tsurugi Watanabe stars in film opening next spring― A website and a Twitter account for a live-action adaptation of Shoko Hidaka's Does The Flower Blossom? boys-love manga opened on Friday. The film will premiere theatrically next spring. The movie stars Tsurugi Watanabe (pictured below) in his first film role as Yōichi Minagawa. Kaori Tanimoto is directing. Hidaka debuted the manga in 2009 and Gent...

The donburi (rice bowl) chain Nakau's official English website describes it as "the restaurant where you can enjoy everyday Japanese meals without breaking the bank." However, it seems that the restaurant is doing more than branching out to support foreign diners. Even Masters and Servants on the quest for the Holy Grail are starting to enjoy the chain's tasty offerings. The Kyoto International Ma...

Film opens in early spring 2018― The official website for the Bungo Stray Dogs anime franchise announced the opening and ending theme song performers for the Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple anime film on Friday. GRANRODEO, the band behind the first anime's opening theme song, is returning to perform the opening theme song for the film. Likewise, Luck Life, the group that performed the ending theme song...

Japan has an ocean of stage musicals based on anime, from Naruto to Sailor Moon - why don't they ever get released in the States? Justin considers the angles.― Bunny asked: Sailor Moon's new musical cast were guests at a state anime convention, but I don't see it getting much further than that. We only have fansubs as a source, but I'd like to support it legally. I was wondering what would it take ...

Game developer Success teased the latest work in a series for Nintendo Switch at its Tokyo Game Show booth on Friday. The character silhouette on the poster appears to be the title character from the Umihara Kawase platform game series. The original Umihara Kawase game shipped for the Super Famicom in Japan in 1994. The Umihara Kawase Shun game shipped for PlayStation in Japan in 1997. The most re...

Trailer previews launch for Switch, PS4, PC via Steam― Koei Tecmo America announced on Friday that Gust's Lydie to Suelle no Atelier ~Fushigi no Kaiga no Renkinjutsushi~ game will ship in the West under the title Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings in early 2018. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. Koei Tecmo America and Koei Tec...

Live recording of radio program was scheduled for Sunday― The official website for the Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited smartphone game announced on Friday that the "Senki Zesshō Symphogear Radio Tokyo Game Show Shucchō-han" event scheduled to be held at Bushiroad's booth on Sunday has been cancelled. The event was cancelled due to an online post threatening the safety of people appearing at the...

Series premieres on October 11― The official website for Boku no Kanojo ga Majime Sugiru Shobitch na Ken (My girlfriend is Shobitch) — the television anime of Namiru Matsumoto's Boku no Kanojo ga Majime Sugiru Shojo Bitch na Ken (My Girlfriend is Faithful Virgin Bitch) manga — revealed three more cast members for the series on Friday. The new cast members include: Juri Nagatsuma as Saori Igarashi Mi...

New character visuals for anime series also revealed― Square Enix revealed a teaser trailer and visual on Thursday for its smartphone game based on Studio Gokumi's original anime project Toji no Miko (The Shrine Maiden Swordwielders). The video reveals the game's full title of Toji no Miko: Kizamishi Issen no Tomoshibi (The Shrine Maiden Swordwielders: A Cutting Flash of Steel). The first part of th...

Sequel series with returning staff, cast premieres on January 7― The official website for the television anime of CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card manga began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Friday. The video previews the show's story, with Sakura now in middle school and her having strange dreams. The anime will premiere on NHK BS Premium at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 7, 201...

Shō Hirano, Yūna Taira star in film based on Amu Meguro's manga― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Amu Meguro's Honey So Sweet manga revealed on Thursday that the film will open in Japan on March 31, 2018. Yūna Taira (seen below) will play Nao Kogure, while Shō Hirano of the Johnny's Jr. idol group Mr. KING will play Taiga Onise. In addition, Ryūsei Yokohama (below) will pl...

Minami Tsuda voices new Misaki character― KOEI Tecmo Games revealed during the Tokyo Game Show event on Thursday that Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation, the newest installment for its Dead or Alive Xtreme game series, will get a new character named Misaki. Minami Tsuda will voice the character. The character is described as a girl who moved to the Venus archipelago, and is the exclusive support ch...

1st in 2-film series opens in Japan on November 11; films have planned screenings in U.S.― The official website for the anime film adaptations of Waki Yamato's Haikara-san ga Tooru manga revealed on Wednesday that idol group =LOVE (pronounced "equal love") members Maika Sasaki, Hitomi Takamatsu, and Shōko Takiwaki will make their voice acting debut in the first film. Sasaki, Takamatsu, and Takiwaki ...

More info about game on Sunday during Tokyo Game Show― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Naru Narumi's Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san (Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will get a game adaptation. Avex Pictures will announce more details about the game at its booth in the Tokyo Game Show event on Sunday, and its information page lists the gam...

Players play as unnamed player in Aincrad fighting alongside Kirito, Asuna― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced a new VR project titled Sword Art Online Replication at Tokyo Game Show 2017 on Friday. The game will take place in Aincrad during the events of the first season of the anime. Players of the VR game will play as an unnamed player (pictured below left) stuck in Aincrad, alongside a heroine...

All Out!!, Shojo Fight debut on September 26, Rave Master on October 3― Kodansha Comics announced on Wednesday that it will release all 35 volumes of Hiro Mashima's Rave Master manga digitally on October 3. Pre-orders will be 40% off. The company's site is also additionally listing that it will release Shiori Amase's All Out!! and Yoko Nihonbashi's Shojo Fight manga. The company will release the fir...

Square Enix revealed during the Tokyo Game Show event on Thursday that its NieR: Automata game has sold and shipped a combined number of over 2 million copies worldwide. The number counts both physical shipments and digital sales. As of May 29, the game had sold over 1.5 million physical and digital copies. The game shipped for the PlayStation 4 in Japan on February 23, followed by North America o...

Anime was slated to premiere on October 5― The official website for the anime of Labo Asai's Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons (literally, "Even So, Sinners Dance with Dragons: Dances with the Dragons") light novel series announced on Friday that the anime is delayed until April 2018. The announcement cited "production circumstances" as the reason for the delay. TBS also repo...

PS4/Vita game casts players as Wing Divers― D3 Publisher announced during the Tokyo Game Show event on Thursday that it is working on a spinoff game of its Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair game titled Earth Defense Force 4.1: Wingdiver the Shooter. The new game is a top-down vertical scrolling shooter slated for this fall in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. In the ...

Story about reincarnated boy who grows up with magical talent but no common sense debuted in 2015― Kadokawa began streaming a promotional video for Shunsuke Ogata's manga adaptation of Tsuyoshi Yoshioka's Kenja no Mago (The Wise Grandson or lit. The Sage's Grandson) novels on Friday. The video reveals that the story is getting an anime adaptation. The announcement did not reveal the anime's format. ...

Funimation previously released all 5 anime on home video― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it has added the Hero Tales and Shigurui: Death Frenzy anime series to its catalog. Crunchyroll also announced on Thursday that it added the Noir, Tenchi Muyo! Tenchi in Tokyo, and Kaleido Star: New Wings anime series to its catalog. Hero Tales is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom...

Kamikaze Douga's Junpei Mizusaki directs, Afro Samurai's Takashi Okazaki draws character designs― The New York Comic Con event announced on Thursday that it will host Kamikaze Douga CEO and founder Junpei Mizusaki, character designer Takashi Okazaki, and writer Kazuki Nakashima as part of a panel to announce a new 2018 anime film project titled Batman Ninja by Warner Bros. Japan and Warner Bros. Hom...

Promo video streamed for PS4 version of PC/Vita game― PlayStation Japan's YouTube account began streaming a promotional video for a PlayStation 4 version of Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahō ~Hidamari no Hibi~ on Thursday. The game is slated to ship on October 26 in Japan, and a demo version launched on Tuesday. The story of the game revolves around Yūsei Ōkura, a boy who was born as an unwanted child ...

8 main characters unveiled for PS4/Vita game― The PlayStation Japan YouTube channel began streaming a teaser trailer for Spike Chunsoft's Zanki Zero PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game. The video details the game's premise and characters. The game focuses on the last eight humans left alive, each one labelled with a different sin: police officer Minamo (pride), editor Haruto (sloth), rich young ...

Ice cream shop chain Cold Stone Creamery announced on Thursday that it will launch a collaboration with the Yuri!!! on Ice anime on September 25. The collaboration will offer three types of "Yuri!!! on Ice Cream" treats. The three treats inspired by Yūri, Victor, and Yuri will be made with Cold Stone Creamery Japan's Coolly's frozen dessert drink. The "Yūri Katsudo on Ice" dessert is a sweet versi...